1. Experience from the Peace of
Mind Garden
Mike Hamilton
StUN

3. Background

15. How the garden has developed

17. Who we work with
• Stirling Council
• NHS Forth Valley
• Friends of King’s Park
• Third sector organisations
• Stirling High School & ‘feeder’ schools
• Forth Valley College
• Local garden centres
• Prudential

22. The difference we’ve made

23. When I garden, I lose myself in the
moment and my worries disappear.
Garden volunteer

24. Challenges
• Theft and vandalism
• Scepticism
• Attracting volunteers
• Funding
• Time to co-ordinate the work of the garden

28. Future plans

29. The most noteworthy thing about gardeners
is that they are always optimistic, always
enterprising, and never satisfied. They
always look forward to doing something
better than they have ever done before.
Vita Sackville-West, 1892-1962